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Running a smart home isn’t easy, but Ubtech Robotics wants to help with its new high-tech assistant: Meet Walker, a bipedal humanoid robot that can hold objects, utilize facial recognition, and control voice-activated devices.

Ubtech Robotics unveiled Walker at CES 2019 this week, and announced in a press release that it upgraded Walker with arms and hands that can grasp objects. Walker has other new features as well, including flexible walking, hand-eye coordination, and obstacle avoidance. Interested customers will have to wait to buy Walker though: The company hasn’t disclosed a price or release date for the robot yet.

﻿The company said Walker is its most advanced robot, because it demonstrates futuristic abilities including flexible walking, self balancing, hand-eye coordination, and obstacle avoidance.

Walker is designed to be customer’s smart home companion. Key features of this bipedal humanoid robot include arms and hands that can manipulate objects, so it can pour beverages or play piano. It also has sensing systems that help it walk properly on marble and carpet floors.

For smart home management, Walker can help with two tasks: First, it can use face and object recognition to detect loved ones and household guests. Plus, Walker can manage other smart home devices, including voice recognition technology speakers, lights, and other advanced appliances.

Ubtech Robotics said it wants Walker to step up people’s homes in the future. With this robot companion, customers won’t have to worry so much about cleanup, entertaining guests, or constantly checking their smart home devices.

The company also debuted other autonomous electronics at CES 2019, including Cruzr, a cloud-based humanoid service robot for businesses, and Jimu Robot building kits for STEM education.